Pakistan, May 1 -- I've been watching the situation unfolding between the Indian state and its Sikh minority, and frankly, it feels like we're witnessing a dangerous downward spiral. What I see isn't a strategy for unity; it looks more like a state pouring gasoline on a fire it desperately wants to put out.

Let's start with the latest shockwave - the reports coming out of Kashmir. Sikh groups are claiming their soldiers were killed by Hindu soldiers within the Indian army. Now, whether every detail of this specific allegation holds up under intense scrutiny is almost beside the point. What matters, what hits you right in the gut, is why it resonates so strongly within the Sikh community. It lands with such force because it taps into a de...